According to Variety, Jodie Foster surprised Star Wars fans while on The Tonight Show, admitting she was offered the role of Princess Leia in Star Wars.
What’s Happening:
- While being on The Tonight Show, Jodie Foster surprised fans when she confirmed to Jimmy Fallon that she was offered the role of Princess Leia in Star Wars.
- Foster shared that she was already in a contract for a Disney movie at the time and did not want to break that. She did not say which movie that was.
- “You’ve been in so many iconic roles, and we love what you do,” Fallon said during the show. “But I saw this on the internet–you were offered the role of Princess Leia in Star Wars, is that true?”
- “I was, yeah,” Foster replied. “They were going for a younger Princess Leia but I had a conflict. I was doing a Disney movie and I just didn’t want to pull out of the Disney movie because I was already under contract.”
- You can see the video below.
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